By Morgan BryceEditor With a broad smile on his face, Smiths Station Mayor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland opened last Tuesday’s meeting by thanking the council members for their attendance, which marked the first time the group has met in person since their March 10 meeting....

From Senator Jones’ press team Sen. Doug Jones (D-Alabama) and his colleagues are demanding the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open an investigation into reports of potential anticompetitive activities in the highly concentrated beef-packing sector.  “Recent...

Legendary U.S. House Speaker Sam Rayburn coined a famous phrase he used often and imparted to young congressmen when they would arrive on Capitol Hill full of vim and vigor.  He would sit down with them and invite them to have a bourbon and branch water with him....

Special to theOpelika Observer Mayor Gary Fuller and the Opelika City Council would like to express their deepest appreciation to Sen. Tom Whatley and Rep. Debbie Wood for sponsoring legislative bills SB327 and HB468, which will annex 1,250 acres into the corporate...